Current account balance (World Bank) in Saudi Arabia in 2025 — -2.56%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 97. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 16.09 pp.
1971–2025 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.56 | −1.27 pp |
| 2024 | -1.3 | −3.43 pp |
| 2023 | 2.13 | −9.6 pp |
| 2022 | 11.73 | +7.16 pp |
| 2021 | 4.57 | +9.09 pp |
| 2020 | -4.52 | −8.16 pp |
| 2019 | 3.64 | −4.25 pp |
| 2018 | 7.9 | +6.67 pp |
| 2017 | 1.23 | +5.14 pp |
| 2016 | -3.91 | +4.03 pp |
| 2015 | -7.94 | −17.8 pp |
| 2014 | 9.86 | −8.46 pp |
| 2013 | 18.33 | −4.52 pp |
| 2012 | 22.85 | −1.03 pp |
| 2011 | 23.88 | +10.34 pp |
| 2010 | 13.54 | +7.66 pp |
| 2009 | 5.88 | −21.95 pp |
| 2008 | 27.83 | +3.28 pp |
| 2007 | 24.55 | −2.9 pp |
| 2006 | 27.44 | +0.37 pp |
| 2005 | 27.07 | +7 pp |
| 2004 | 20.07 | +7.07 pp |
| 2003 | 13 | +6.73 pp |
| 2002 | 6.26 | +1.18 pp |
| 2001 | 5.08 | −2.47 pp |
| 2000 | 7.55 | +7.3 pp |
| 1999 | 0.25 | +9.2 pp |
| 1998 | -8.95 | −9.13 pp |
| 1997 | 0.18 | −0.24 pp |
| 1996 | 0.43 | +4.14 pp |
| 1995 | -3.71 | +4.04 pp |
| 1994 | -7.75 | +5.22 pp |
| 1993 | -12.97 | −0.05 pp |
| 1992 | -12.92 | +7.88 pp |
| 1991 | -20.81 | −17.28 pp |
| 1990 | -3.53 | +6.47 pp |
| 1989 | -9.99 | −1.68 pp |
| 1988 | -8.31 | +3.08 pp |
| 1987 | -11.39 | +2.16 pp |
| 1986 | -13.55 | −1.11 pp |
| 1985 | -12.45 | +2.94 pp |
| 1984 | -15.38 | −2.34 pp |
| 1983 | -13.05 | −17.99 pp |
| 1982 | 4.94 | −16.56 pp |
| 1981 | 21.5 | −3.72 pp |
| 1980 | 25.22 | +16.1 pp |
| 1979 | 9.12 | +11.88 pp |
| 1978 | -2.76 | −18.92 pp |
| 1977 | 16.16 | −6.27 pp |
| 1976 | 22.44 | −8.32 pp |
| 1975 | 30.75 | −19.95 pp |
| 1974 | 50.7 | +33.84 pp |
| 1973 | 16.86 | −4.76 pp |
| 1972 | 21.62 | +8.09 pp |
| 1971 | 13.52 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Kuwait
22.7
Qatar
14.81
Azerbaijan
4.58
Israel
1.4
Saudi Arabia
-2.56
Georgia
-2.65
Cyprus
-6.29
Armenia
-7.22
Palestine
-15.82
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What part of its income a country saves rather than consumes.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Trade Trade opennessExports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.
Finance International reservesThe gold and foreign exchange reserves of a country in US dollars.